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This program had some of the best credit visuals, and a tremendous theme. It is unfortunate that the only commercial recording of the theme (of which I am aware) was by Al Hirt, using a "wa-wa" trumpet. The same arrangement with a flute would have been fantastic.
The show itself was pretty good (if my memories of 50-odd years ago are correct), but it was five to ten years too late. By the mid 60's the half-hour drama was effectively dead.
A release of the original scores would be wonderful.
Louis
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I loved the show. And that theme! Schifrin can do more with a flute and a small ensemble than a dozen composers can do with their bloated symphony orchestras.
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A correction: Fried did more than one episode. I've edited the post to correct that.
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NO LOADS FOUND.
"Curtains for Miss Winslow"
"King of Limpets"
"The System"
https://www.solie.org/alibrary/THECat_113TheSystem.html (NEW link as of 3-3-2021)
Highlights:
0:00 in.
12:07 in.
14:28 in.
20:20 in.
22:17 in. The club source music.
NO LOAD FOUND.
"The Canary Who Lost His Voice"
"The Ring of Anasis"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7JxAgSoSwo (NEW link)
Highlights:
0:00 in. Quiet low-key material considering the scoring thus far.
4:07 in. Another low-key piece.
19:05 in. There's a couple second lull.
22:35 in. The kind of tribal club source music.
NO LOADS FOUND.
"Queen of Diamonds, Knave of Hearts"
"A Hot Place to Die"
By: Gerald Fried
"A Slight Family Trait"
By: Gerald Fried
"If Once You Fail"
"Design for Death"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGQD2LSWqNA
Highlights:
0:00 in.
11:07 in.
14:54 in.
20:31 in.
22:18 in.
NO LOADS FOUND.
"Matter Over Mind"
"The Blood-Red Night"
"The Ninety Percent Blues"
"The Long Chase"
By: Ruby Raksin
"Twenty-One and Out"
"Lisa"
And sadly, that's everything I can do at this time.
Youtube user "Fish Man" has made two long suites of scoring from the show. Enjoy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ9vM4RLVbc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ6R_-JUcwg
There's been no official release, of course. The series isn't even legally release on DVD either.
It would probably take a 2CD set (maybe three) to get all the scoring goodness covered.
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I forgot to say: According to trivia found elsewhere, scenes from the pilot were cut, including the character's past as a cat burglar, so these may have been scored and there is unheard scoring waiting to be unearthed by some label.
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Three new links put in and one old link still works. Video links will say at the end "(NEW link)" so you know which ones are new.
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Thomas Hewitt Edward Cat. If any label wants to slap that great Schifrin theme onto a silver round disc along with some episode cues I'll step right up.
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Not to be confused with the film, but remember that Lalo also composed that hit for organist Shirley Scott B.U.L.L.E.T.
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Not so much, but I wish he had.
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